Fri, 14 Feb 2025

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 Modi hails US-India 'mega partnership' in Trump meeting

Trump and Modi, who share warm personal ties, met in the shadow of trade tensions complicating US-India relations.

* India and US have agreed on a deal for Delhi to import more American oil and gas.
* PM Modi has hailed it as a "mega partnership" with US President Donald Trump, who said that India will be purchasing a lot of US oil and gas.
* The energy deal is seen as a relatively low-hanging fruit for both parties, but may not significantly reduce the trade deficit between the two countries.
* US to increase sales of military hardware to India by millions of dollars, including supplying Delhi with F-35 fighter jets.
* Trump also announced that the US would extradite a man who allegedly plotted 2008 Mumbai terror attack to face justice in India.
* Modi vowed to accept repatriations of Indian nationals illegally living in the US, and thanked Trump for allowing the extradition.
* The deal comes as Trump recently ordered sweeping reciprocal tariffs on all US trading partners, including India.
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